1989 Accord LX

[Toneloc]

Thats exactly what I have, a 1989 Honda Accord LX. Welcome. Like everybody else said, our cars are "CA5"s, not "CB7"s.

[borisdookie7]

^^^A couple years ago, i remember reading in honda-tuning, or one of the mags, about them taking a 3rd gen accord and swapping the stock A20, for the B20A5 out of the same year prelude Si. later in the article, they threw a nitrous kit on it and it ended up making about the same amount of power as a B16 hatch....

thanx heylookitsdylan!

['93accordse]

hey welcome to the site man, good luck with the 3rd gen, theyre bulletproof cars, i had an 89 LX-i eith the almighty A20 motor, thing was a rock, i ran it open intake manifold for a month with no problems lol, then i sold it to my cousin, he didnt change the oil for almost a year and a half, then he gave it to his bro in law, who let it rot in his backyard, didnt start it in 3 monthes, then gave it to my other cousin, i gave it a tune up some new belts and gaskets and painted it and now he drives it round trip to college 4 hrs away with no problems. Awesome car.

anyways, sorry for my rambling, and welcome

[90exaccord]

ive seen a CA5 on craigslist with a B16 swap! it was all stock just droped, exhaust, and sum rota slipstreams, that thing was white and too clean to be at a price of 1500, and i was going to buy it, but i didnt have any money

[borisdookie7]

lol my cousin drives his like its a gokart/racecar, he drives on the freeway on 2nd redlining the whole time and it has never broke

[fobs]

Thats exactly what I have, a 1989 Honda Accord LX. Welcome. Like everybody else said, our cars are "CA5"s, not "CB7"s.

ahhhhhhhhhhh,... itz tonelocwith the 3rd gen, now i remember!!! toneloc bro,... care to show this new bro your thread???

[Toneloc]

No prob.....here's my thread that I posted a couple month's ago.

Oh, and join 3geez.com. Its a forum like this, but it's dedicated to our cars (3rd Generation Accords), hence the 3g.

[mix4]

hey welcome to the site man, good luck with the 3rd gen, theyre bulletproof cars, i had an 89 LX-i eith the almighty A20 motor, thing was a rock, i ran it open intake manifold for a month with no problems lol, then i sold it to my cousin, he didnt change the oil for almost a year and a half, then he gave it to his bro in law, who let it rot in his backyard, didnt start it in 3 monthes, then gave it to my other cousin, i gave it a tune up some new belts and gaskets and painted it and now he drives it round trip to college 4 hrs away with no problems. Awesome car.

anyways, sorry for my rambling, and welcome

What do you mean open intake manifold? How do I figure out what engine I have? I have the carb version because thats what I chose, I like the response of a carbed engine. When I traded my Ford Exploder straight across at the car lot I had a choice of my car or a 91 Accord, I wanted mine because I love flip-up headlights and the 91 was automatic.

[mix4]

No prob.....here's my thread that I posted a couple month's ago.

Oh, and join 3geez.com. Its a forum like this, but it's dedicated to our cars (3rd Generation Accords), hence the 3g.

You're lucky you got the moon roof! I like the second set of wheels better. My car is in about the same shape with the original paint, if I had as good a camera you would be able to tell. I think our cars are the exact same, carbed, 4 door, 5 speed. Here's a story about what you and I drive. I drove to Seattle, 3 hours away, blew my head gasket there. Ended up driving all the way back with 2 and 3 blown on the gasket at 30mph (like fuckin' 10mph up hill). The car sat for about 4 months until I finally bought the FelPro kit and did the job. We put the engine back together (no warped head thank God), somehow it fired right up with the timing perfect. First turn of the key, the thing fired right up. That was the first time in 4 months I heard it run and the exhaust yell, it was heavenly. What we drive is a masterpiece, mine has 203k now and the tires still break when I slam 2nd. All stock but the muffler. =)

[A18A]

chances are you have a a20a1 engine carbs > fuel injected

[mix4]

Couple pictures of my blown gasket just for shits and giggles. These pics are taken with my cell phone so they aren't the best.

[scrunkness]

nnniiiccceee gotta love it when that happens.

[Toneloc]

You're lucky you got the moon roof! I like the second set of wheels better. My car is in about the same shape with the original paint, if I had as good a camera you would be able to tell. I think our cars are the exact same, carbed, 4 door, 5 speed. Here's a story about what you and I drive. I drove to Seattle, 3 hours away, blew my head gasket there. Ended up driving all the way back with 2 and 3 blown on the gasket at 30mph (like fuckin' 10mph up hill). The car sat for about 4 months until I finally bought the FelPro kit and did the job. We put the engine back together (no warped head thank God), somehow it fired right up with the timing perfect. First turn of the key, the thing fired right up. That was the first time in 4 months I heard it run and the exhaust yell, it was heavenly. What we drive is a masterpiece, mine has 203k now and the tires still break when I slam 2nd. All stock but the muffler. =)

That sunroof is aftermarket, but yes I guess I am lucky. You like the gunmetal ones? Those are on the car right now. And you are right, these cars are gems and run forever. They're fun to drive and my car runs beautifully. Thats a Honda for you.